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1860 United States presidential election in North Carolina

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The 1860 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on November 6, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Voters chose 10 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

1860 United States presidential election in North Carolina
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Nominee John C. Breckinridge John Bell
Party Southern Democratic Constitutional Union
Home state Kentucky Tennessee
Running mate Joseph Lane Edward Everett
Electoral vote 10 0
Popular vote 48,846 45,129
Percentage 50.51% 46.66%
County Results
President before election

James Buchanan
Democratic

Elected President

Abraham Lincoln
Republican

North Carolina was won by the Southern Democratic candidate 14th Vice President of the United States John C. Breckinridge of Kentucky and his running mate Senator Joseph Lane of Oregon. They defeated the Constitutional Union candidate Senator John Bell Tennessee and his running mate 15th Governor of Massachusetts Edward Everett as well as the Democratic candidate 15th Senator Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois) and his running mate 41st Governor of Georgia Herschel V. Johnson. Breckinridge won the state by a margin of 3.85%.

Republican Party candidate Abraham Lincoln was not on the ballot in the state.

Results

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1860 United States presidential election in North Carolina[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Southern Democratic John C. Breckinridge 48,846 50.51%
Constitutional Union John Bell 45,129 46.66%
Democratic Stephen A. Douglas 2,737 2.83%
Total votes 96,712 100%

Results By County

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1860 United States Presidential Election in North Carolina (By County)[2][a]
County John C. Breckinridge

Southern Democratic

John Bell

Constitutional Union

Stephen A. Douglas

Democratic

Total Votes Cast
# % # % # %
Alamance 536 43.47% 661 53.61% 36 2.92% 1,233
Alexander 403 46.00% 471 53.77% 2 0.23% 876
Anson 245 21.82% 871 77.56% 7 0.62% 1,123
Ashe 229 24.18% 717 75.71% 1 0.11% 947
Beaufort 549 32.82% 1,082 64.67% 42 2.51% 1,673
Bertie 399 39.39% 597 58.93% 17 1.68% 1,013
Brunswick 326 45.72% 386 54.14% 1 0.14% 713
Burke 470 51.03% 447 48.53% 4 0.43% 921
Buncombe 662 46.75% 705 49.79% 49 3.46% 1,416
Cabarrus 445 34.96% 810 63.63% 18 1.41% 1,273
Caldwell 229 33.33% 449 65.36% 9 1.31% 687
Camden 83 13.97% 503 84.68% 8 1.35% 594
Carteret 370 43.38% 441 51.70% 42 4.92% 853
Caswell 994 79.90% 237 19.05% 13 1.05% 1,244
Catawba 878 74.22% 302 25.53% 3 0.25% 1,183
Chatham 604 34.17% 970 54.86% 194 10.97% 1,768
Cherokee 459 39.88% 677 58.82% 15 1.30% 1,151
Chowan 239 50.74% 194 41.19% 38 8.07% 471
Cleveland 1,091 84.77% 196 15.23% 0 0.00% 1,287
Columbus 723 68.79% 322 30.64% 6 0.57% 1,051
Craven 492 37.64% 693 53.02% 122 9.33% 1,307
Cumberland 879 55.49% 670 42.30% 35 2.21% 1,584
Currituck 595 90.02% 66 9.98% 0 0.00% 661
Davidson 728 37.74% 1,186 61.48% 15 0.78% 1,929
Davie 329 32.87% 641 64.04% 31 3.10% 1,001
Duplin 1,380 90.08% 149 9.73% 3 0.20% 1,532
Edgecombe[b] 1,789 89.36% 196 9.79% 17 0.85% 2,002
Forsyth 825 44.35% 965 51.88% 70 3.76% 1,860
Franklin 759 69.57% 318 29.15% 14 1.28% 1,091
Gaston 826 81.54% 131 12.93% 56 5.53% 1,013
Gates 338 45.43% 394 52.96% 12 1.61% 744
Granville 870 47.78% 868 47.67% 83 4.56% 1,821
Greene 381 53.89% 326 46.11% 0 0.00% 707
Guilford 304 13.45% 1,838 81.33% 118 5.22% 2,260
Halifax 757 57.13% 546 41.21% 22 1.66% 1,325
Harnett 542 71.50% 138 18.21% 78 10.29% 758
Haywood 367 58.44% 248 39.49% 13 2.07% 628
Henderson 425 45.95% 496 53.62% 4 0.43% 925
Hertford 246 35.96% 418 61.11% 20 2.92% 684
Hyde 395 46.09% 459 53.56% 3 0.35% 857
Iredell 328 16.53% 1,625 81.91% 31 1.56% 1,984
Jackson 403 73.94% 142 26.06% 0 0.00% 545
Johnston 974 59.25% 630 38.32% 40 2.43% 1,644
Jones 197 52.96% 165 44.35% 10 2.69% 372
Lenoir 533 61.19% 317 36.39% 21 2.41% 871
Lincoln 473 65.60% 243 33.70% 5 0.69% 721
Macon 221 31.44% 469 66.71% 13 1.85% 703
Martin 751 67.90% 333 30.11% 22 1.99% 1,106
McDowell 276 44.09% 349 55.75% 1 0.16% 626
Mecklenburg 1,101 53.39% 826 40.06% 135 6.55% 2,062
Montgomery 102 12.29% 725 87.35% 3 0.36% 830
Moore 299 28.05% 588 55.16% 179 16.79% 1,066
Nash 1,323 95.11% 64 4.60% 4 0.29% 1,391
New Hanover 1,617 70.73% 664 29.05% 5 0.22% 2,286
Northampton 654 54.36% 506 42.06% 43 3.57% 1,203
Onslow 781 81.52% 153 15.97% 24 2.51% 958
Orange 787 43.36% 956 52.67% 72 3.97% 1,815
Pasquotank 239 31.00% 477 61.87% 55 7.13% 771
Perquimans 234 40.41% 341 58.89% 4 0.69% 579
Person 420 46.05% 483 52.96% 9 0.99% 912
Pitt 731 50.45% 710 49.00% 8 0.55% 1,449
Polk 270 69.41% 118 30.33% 1 0.26% 389
Randolph 321 20.20% 1,224 77.03% 44 2.77% 1,589
Richmond 269 32.93% 544 66.59% 4 0.49% 817
Robeson 720 47.94% 648 43.14% 134 8.92% 1,502
Rockingham 1,017 61.12% 485 29.15% 162 9.74% 1,664
Rowan 1,026 49.76% 1,023 49.61% 13 0.63% 2,062
Rutherford 695 58.26% 495 41.49% 3 0.25% 1,193
Sampson 979 64.66% 529 34.94% 6 0.40% 1,514
Stanly 53 5.32% 934 93.78% 9 0.90% 996
Stokes 745 63.30% 432 36.70% 0 0.00% 1,177
Surry 811 60.48% 502 37.43% 28 2.09% 1,341
Tyrrell 77 19.30% 300 75.19% 22 5.51% 399
Union 858 69.08% 379 30.52% 5 0.40% 1,242
Wake 1,216 46.38% 1,130 43.10% 276 10.53% 2,622
Warren 899 86.19% 138 13.23% 6 0.58% 1,043
Watauga 147 31.34% 322 68.66% 0 0.00% 469
Washington 159 25.81% 413 67.05% 44 7.14% 616
Wayne 1,359 84.46% 239 14.85% 11 0.68% 1,609
Wilkes 363 21.53% 1,323 78.47% 0 0.00% 1,686
Yadkin 495 36.40% 842 61.91% 23 1.69% 1,360
Yancey 500 64.18% 275 35.30% 4 0.51% 779
Total 48,539 50.44% 44,990 46.75% 2,701 2.81% 96,230

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Alleghany, Bladen, Madison, and Wilson counties had no returns.
  2. ^ Wilson County's totals are counted with those of Edgecombe.

References

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  1. ^ "1860 Presidential Election Results — North Carolina".
  2. ^ The Tribune Almanac and Political Register. Tribune Association. 1861.
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